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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Iraq
Islamic State leader killed in US raid – where does this leave the terrorist group?

Islamic State leader killed in US raid – where does this leave the terrorist group?

By Haroro J. Ingram, Amira Jadoon, and Andrew Mines | – An overnight raid conducted by U.S. special forces in Syria has resulted in the […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Human Rights in Prolonged Occupation: Israel's Treatment of Palestinians (HRW)

Human Rights in Prolonged Occupation: Israel’s Treatment of Palestinians (HRW)

( Human Rights Watch ) – This memorandum provides an overview of several of Human Rights Watch’s central concerns with respect to the Israeli government’s […]

Human Rights Watch

Pentagon
What a Waste, and You’re Paying for it: $778 Billion for the Pentagon and Still Counting

What a Waste, and You’re Paying for it: $778 Billion for the Pentagon and Still Counting

( Tomdispatch.com) – 2021 was another banner year for the military-industrial complex, as Congress signed off on a near-record $778 billion in spending for the […]

William D. Hartung

Epidemics
The Boosted are 97 times less likely to die of Covid, as Republican Party Death Cult Kills Tens of Thousands

The Boosted are 97 times less likely to die of Covid, as Republican Party Death Cult Kills Tens of Thousands

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States has failed Covid. Compared to most other industrialized countries, its per capita rate of infection and death […]

Juan Cole

European Union
Despite the U.S. Hype about an "imminent" Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moscow is not Ready to Risk War

Despite the U.S. Hype about an “imminent” Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moscow is not Ready to Risk War

Belgrade (Special to Informed Comment) – Russia seems to be giving up on the “ultimatum” it issued to the United States in December. After Washington […]

Nikola Mikovic

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's Claims to be a Democracy ring Hollow as Amnesty Finds it an Apartheid State

Israel’s Claims to be a Democracy ring Hollow as Amnesty Finds it an Apartheid State

By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Amnesty International became the latest human rights group to label Israel an apartheid state. […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
If We heat the World 1.5°C (2.7° F.), Essential Coral Reefs are all but Doomed

If We heat the World 1.5°C (2.7° F.), Essential Coral Reefs are all but Doomed

By Adele Dixon, Maria Beger, Peter Kalmus, and Scott F. Heron | – Coral reefs have long been regarded as one of the earliest and […]

The Conversation

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Apartheid 2.0:  Amnesty International Joins Chorus condemning Israeli rule over stateless Palestinians

Apartheid 2.0: Amnesty International Joins Chorus condemning Israeli rule over stateless Palestinians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli state has won the trifecta of condemnation by major human rights organizations, as, on Tuesday, Amnesty International joined […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
How Green Buildings can boost Productivity, well-being and Health of Workers

How Green Buildings can boost Productivity, well-being and Health of Workers

By Md Sazan Rahman | – Most people now recognize the energy savings benefits of green buildings. These buildings use less water, energy and other […]

The Conversation

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